The case involved a now deceased woman named Neva Ogle, who was in her mid-80s at the time. Superior Court Judge Daniel Shally determined that former Yakutat residents, Carla and James Vernon Sigler, took $700,000 in funds from Ogle over a period of two years, beginning in 2012.
Art Mathias is leading an effort to have ranked-choice voting on the ballot in 2024 — but this time to get rid of the system, which was approved by voters in 2020, 51% to 49%, and used for the first time in 2022.
Dozens of potential victims came forward to the Division of Banking and Securities following the publication by Alaska’s News Source of an alleged fraudulent multi-million-dollar investment scheme, DBS officials said.
When Congress passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, it required states to enact a sex offender registry for those convicted of certain sex crimes.
When the rules for cannabis shops were being crafted after legalization in Alaska Eagle River lawmakers took a strict approach, making it almost impossible to have a retail cannabis shop in the area.
This year has seen the highest number of inmate deaths recorded within the Department of Corrections, according to department records that go back to 2000. Family members of those inmates now question whether the department has been doing enough to properly treat every inmate in their care.
Some voters are outraged about a mailer from Governor Dunleavy's campaign, calling it an invasion of privacy clearly designed to shame them into voting. At the top of the page, the letter states, “public records indicate you have a below average voting record.”Some thought it was either a prank or sleazy intimidation tactic and, in one case, it actually created a rift between neighbors.
Almost every program within the Anchorage School District, elective or position is being considered for cuts as the Anchorage School District struggles with its budget deficit.
The 16 deaths of incarcerated persons are the highest number reported since 2002, when the department also reported 16 inmates died that year. The department issued a press release Tuesday announcing the death of 69-year-old Paul Allen Harris at Goose Creek Correctional Center. Harris had been in custody since 2016 and the press release described Harris’ death as “expected.”
Some business owners are taking action to help manage the homeless situation in Downtown Anchorage. They say the presence of homeless people has been driving away tourists and is bad for business.
An in-depth look into the homeless situation in Anchorage found that tracking their numbers and determining where they came from can be a complex task. While some people are placed in temporary shelters, others are experiencing homelessness on street corners and in tents. In many cases, who these people are and what lead them to become displaced can be difficult to determine. The answers to those questions may also depend upon who you ask.
According to Alaska’s Division of Banking and Securities (DBS), an Anchorage man is suspected of defrauding dozens of Alaskans out of millions of dollars in a Ponzi-like scheme.
Two more inmates have died while in the custody of Alaska’s Department of Corrections, according to a press release issued Tuesday. That brings the total number to 14 for the year.
Bob Bodell, 71, of Soldotna, claims he was sitting in the passenger seat of a stranded SUV on the side of Sterling Highway, waiting for his friends to return with some gas, when a rookie Alaska State Trooper tased, maced, and struck him twice for simply exercising his right to remain silent. However, the troopers’ version of what happened that night is much different.
Robert “Bob” Bodell was 71 years old in January of 2021 when, he claims, a rookie Alaska State Trooper tased, maced and beat him after exercising his right to remain silent.
Alaska State Representative David Eastman was in court Thursday morning, as attorneys argued whether he had a right to remain in office after being identified as a member of the Oath Keepers.
Records indicate that two complaints about alleged gambling filed with the Anchorage Police Department more than a year ago were apparently closed with no follow up investigation. The complaints were filed against West Side Arcade, formerly located in a strip mall at 3600 Minnesota Boulevard in Anchorage. Last February, Alaska News Source received tips from former patrons of the business, claiming it was a front for illegal gambling.
Two teachers and the director of an Anchorage daycare are fired after investigators say they hit children, would fall asleep on the job and called the kids derogatory names. The investigation centered around the Southcentral Foundation Employee Family Center, which is located at 4145 Tudor Centre Drive in Anchorage. It’s staffed by KinderCare, a national company composed of providers who pride themselves on providing exceptional children services.
The Alaska Black Caucus and other civil rights groups are threatening legal action against the Anchorage Police Department for not buying body cameras, even though residents voted to pay for them more than a year ago.
Alaska State Troopers finally received funding needed to purchase body-worn cameras, which will soon be issued as standard equipment for all troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers throughout the state.
Anchorage Health Director Joe Gerace resigned amid reports that he falsified his credentials in order to obtain his high paying city position. In response, Mayor Dave Bronson issued a press release promising to investigate the city's hiring practices.
A woman who is charged with the killings of two men in Anchorage over the July Fourth weekend may have had mental issues, according to one woman who knew her.
A father’s six-year fight to expose what he calls “potentially deadly guardrails” came to an end on Tuesday in a Tennessee courtroom. Steve Eimers sued Lindsay Corporation, the manufacturer of the X-Lite guardrail, after his 17-year-old daughter, Hannah, was killed when her car slammed into an X-Lite guardrail in Tennessee in 2016.
An Alaska’s News Source investigation into alleged safety issues surrounding the X-Lite guardrail found there are hundreds of these guardrails installed in Alaska.
For nearly six years, a father has been on a mission to warn states and drivers about what he calls “potentially deadly dangers” on our nation’s roadways.
The man charged with kidnapping and killing a Homer woman who lived in a supportive living facility had worked as a Direct Service Provider there and elsewhere in the community.
Alaska State Troopers Investigator Randy McPherron retired from the Department of Public Safety at the end of April, after spending the last five years, and seven of his career in total, solving some of Alaska's longest outstanding homicides, missing persons and unidentified remains.
An Anchorage man has been convicted of sex trafficking a 15-year-old girl, who had already been exploited by another man who has since been sentenced for it.
The Alaska Black Caucus is raising questions about the 2019 police shooting of 31-year-old Bishar Hassan, after dash camera video of his shooting has been released nearly three years later.
Public records acquired by Alaska's News Source show that the Anchorage mayor's office and officials at the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility disagree over what guidance the mayor was given during a tour of the Eklutna water treatment plant in October 2021, when he told employees to turn off the plant's fluoridation system.
Patrons of two Anchorage businesses say they have observed, and participated in, gambling. Alaska's News Source went undercover to the sites to see what was happening firsthand.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already growing backlog of criminal court cases. But the suspension of jury trials was not the only factor. A criminal judge, state prosecutor and victims' advocate explain how work-from-home realities, jail visitation and other concerns have contributed to the growing number of cases, and what needs to be done to get cases back on track.
Alaska state and local law enforcement agencies made no arrests for sex trafficking in the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Alaska's News Source looked at the issue of sex trafficking and prostitution in Alaska, and what law enforcement officers and sex workers say about the state of the state's current laws.
Family members question how their son could have committed suicide by shooting himself twice in the chest, in front of Anchorage police. They hope an independent autopsy provides answers.
The FBI in Alaska says three men were recently sentenced for sex and human trafficking. One Anchorage man received a sentence of 35 years in federal prison on five counts of sex trafficking minors.
Recent court filings reveal an Anchorage police officer facing felony charges in both state and federal court for allegedly depriving someone of their constitutional rights had a known history of using unjustified force.
An effort to fact check statements the Anchorage Police Department posted on Facebook in February revealed the department has been charging what attorneys call unlawful fees for public records.
In a new tourism ad aimed at branding Alaska as a safe place to visit this summer, Gov. Mike Dunleavy touts a claim about the state’s COVID-19 vaccination rate that is no longer up to date.
The Anchorage Police Department is estimating it will cost thousands of dollars to release public information and records that correspond to an arrest its communications team wrote about in a Facebook post in February.
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